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[dead] 13 years ago

I think this refers to the body of the modal box.. The word body has a lot of meanings. Maybe it should say 'One fine HTML body...'

[dead] 13 years ago

It's for Doug Engelbart. The inventor of the computer mouse. He died today.

What a stupid idea 13 years ago

I like the first line on the last paragraph - "The future is extremely hard to see through the lens of the present."

What we do in the present can affect the future but we can not predict what will actually happen. There's too much variables involved.

This made me think.. and I believe you're correct. Got this video discovery site I've been working on for some time on videowatchr.com and it's going nowhere. Thinking of abandoning it.

Thank you for the comment. The site's been around for 2+ yrs already and has undergone a lot of revisions. The site is missing a lot of usability features (the previous version got a playlist feature but I got no time at the moment to improve it).

The site is evolving and I may add other video sources and more features at some point. For now, the site offers a simple and straightforward way to watch the videos.

The big Q is why? - Yes, at some point, I have asked myself that question too.. I made the site as a side project and has been attached to it ever since.. Tweaking and improving it.. At some point, I told myself to stop because it's getting nowhere. Now, I realized the site helped me learn new things on every revision. New concepts and techniques. I guess the site will continue to evolve with me and be part of my journey. As for the name, the one with the correct spelling was already taken.

There's a subtle reason that programmers always want to throw away the code and start over. The reason is that they think the old code is a mess.

This one hits the nail on the head, also, maybe it's better since you did it yourself, rather than somebody else?

Rather than reading someone else's code, it's better to write your own..

then the next guy comes along and does the same thing to your old code..

InspirePay Launches 15 years ago

Went to the site - inspirepay.com, Got a list of features but no 'About' page, no 'Contacts' page?